A student has been punished after filming an agricultural science teacher instruct another student to kill a rabbit by banging it against a metal pole.

The class demonstration took place in Maypearl, Texas, a small town south of Dallas.

According to the Daily Light, the student was not supposed to be filming and was punished with three days of in-school suspension. In addition, the student's mother said her child was given a zero for that day's grade and asked to complete eight different writing assignments over eight days.

This "was making it almost impossible for my daughter to even pass his class," claimed the mother, who promptly removed her daughter from the class.

In an email with the Daily Light, Maypearl ISD's superintendent said "activities surrounding animal harvesting or dispatching will not be a part of future classes."

The video can be viewed below. Some viewers might find the content disturbing.

The Texas Education Code and its guidelines for the implementation of agriculture education does require students "to discusses livestock harvesting operations" as well as "describe wildlife harvest techniques and procedures" but makes no mention of an in-class demonstration.